Khorkuto

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Khorkuto
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Genre Drama
Family
Comedy
Romance
Written by Leena Gangopadhyay
Directed bySaibal Banerjee
Snehasish Jana, Sudip Santra
Creative directorLeena Gangopadhyay
Starring Trina Saha
Koushik Roy
Opening themeKhorkuto by Anweshaa
Composer Debojyoti Mishra
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of episodes715
Production
Executive producersDebolina Mukhopadhyay
Sumit Roy
(Magic Moments Motion Pictures)
Taniya
Supriyo
(Star Jalsha)
ProducerSaibal Banerjee
Production location Kolkata
CinematographyMadhab Naskar
EditorsSamir
Soumen
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production company Magic Moments Motion Pictures
Original release
Network Star Jalsha
Release17 August 2020 (2020-08-17) –
21 August 2022 (2022-08-21)

Khorkuto is an 2020 Indian Bengali language romantic comedy drama television series that premiered on 17 August 2020 [1] and airs on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is also available on the digital platform Disney+ Hotstar. [2] The show is produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay and starred Trina Saha and Koushik Roy. [3] The show's plotline and characters seem to have been heavily inspired from a previous show produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures, Kojagori .

Contents

Plot

Gungun, a sophisticated upper-class girl, crosses paths with Soujanyo, a scholar who belongs to a middle-class joint family, and everything changes. Apart from a beautiful love story, ‘Khorkuto’ narrates the tale of a joint family, its roots and beliefs. After a few meetings with Soujanyo, Gungun's father decides to marry Gungun off with Soujanyo to teach her morals and ethics. Although Gungun is a little ill-mannered, she is very good at heart and gets deserved love from Soujanyo' s family. She becomes a part of the family and stands by them through all their difficulties. [4] [5]

The show came to an end on 21 August 2022 with the sudden death of Gungun and the story jumps to 25 years later when Soujanya and Gungun's son, Dr. Sourin "Ishaan" Mukherjee, a oncologist, crosses paths with Dr. Shrotoshwini "Gungun" Majumder, a therapist in the hospital, the whole family rejoice on seeing the repeating story of Soujanya and Gungun to the next generation.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Reception

Ratings

WeekYear BARC ViewershipRef.
TRP Rank
Week 3720205.44 [15]
Week 3820205.24 [16]
Week 3920205.04 [17]
Week 4020205.13 [18]
Week 4220204.84 [19]
Week 4320204.64 [20]
Week 4420205.33 [21]
Week 4520205.53 [22]
Week 4620205.33 [23]
Week 4720205.92 [24]
Week 4820205.83 [25]
Week 4920206.32 [26]
Week 5220205.74 [27]
Week 920214.82 [28]
Week 1020214.15 [29]

Adaptations

LanguageTitleOriginal releaseNetwork(s)Last airedNotesRef.
Tamil Namma Veetu Ponnu
நம்ம வீட்டு பொண்ணு		16 August 2021 Star Vijay 25 March 2023Remake [30]
Marathi Thipkyanchi Rangoli
ठिपक्यांची रांगोळी		4 October 2021 Star Pravah 18 November 2023 [31]
Malayalam Palunku
പളുങ്ക്		22 November 2021 Asianet 30 December 2022 [32]
Hindi Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey
कभी कभी इत्तेफाक से		3 January 2022 StarPlus 20 August 2022 [33]
Kannada Jenugudu
ಜೇನುಗೂಡು		21 February 2022 Star Suvarna 30 September 2023 [34]

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